Author: SPY

CCCA Public Meeting Sunday, Dec.15, to look at 2020 Borough Budget overspending, Rezoning, other issues


Everyone’s invited!
The Columbia Concerned Citizens Association is holding a public meeting this coming Sunday, December 15, to inform Columbia Borough residents and taxpayers about proposed overspending in the 2020 Columbia Borough budget just passed by Borough Council.

The planned borough-wide rezoning will also be discussed. Borough Council plans to vote on this issue at its special meeting on Monday, December 16.

Bring your questions to the Columbia Animal Shelter, 265 South 10th Street, at 2 p.m. this coming Sunday.

[Source: columbiaconcerned.com]

Seen Today – Thursday, December 12, 2019

 The excavation site on the first block of Locust Street, commonly known as “The Hole in the Ground” by residents, was being filled in this morning.  Loads of dirt were delivered by dump truck, and a front end loader pushed the fill into place. The site was excavated as an initial stage in the construction of a planned four-story apartment building. Finding funds for the project has been a problem for the developers.

 A little over a week ago, the notice shown here and below was posted at the site, requiring the owners to take remedial steps, one of which was filling in the excavated area.

In 2017, Council approved an application for demolition of this building to make way for the project. Columbia Spy reported on the story HERE.

Sparrow Websites Hosts 2nd Annual Free Website Giveaway for Nonprofits

Columbia, Pa. – Sparrow Websites announced its second annual Ugly Website Makeover Giveaway, now open for nonprofit nominations through noon on December 23, 2019. The winning nonprofit will receive a free website redesign valued at $6,500.

Last year, Sparrow Websites gave the gift of a website makeover to two nonprofits who were in need of updated websites. This year, you can nominate your favorite nonprofits again – and get extra votes for ugly sweater photos! It’s a simple process of nominating a nonprofit, and then boosting your “tickets in the hat” by posting an ugly sweater image, tagging @SparrowWebsites on IG or FB, and they get 5 extra votes!

On December 23 at 4 p.m., Sparrow will be pulling the winner of the website giveaway out of a Santa hat during a Facebook Live. Follow along as they announce the winner of their Facebook page @SparrowWebsites.

To nominate a nonprofit, visit www.sparrowwebsites.com/ugly. Each form submission counts as one entry and individuals can only nominate a particular nonprofit one time. Participants are welcome to nominate as many nonprofit organizations as they would like. For five additional entries, take a photo of yourself or your team in an ugly sweater and tag @SparrowWebsites.

For any additional questions, you can email Sparrow Websites at hello@sparrowwebsites.com or visit www.sparrowwebsites.com/ugly.

[Source: Press release]

About Town 12/8/19

This week’s photos of Columbia

 Santa’s sneaking around already.

 There’s a lot happening here on the 300 block of Cherry Street.

 The Hole . . .
Just make it into a tourist attraction and be done with it.

And what is this contraption again?
(200 block of Cherry)
 Coming . . . when?

 Li’l lost grocery cart
(Commerce Street)
This one was put into a cage, and there weren’t even any children in it.

 15 miles per hour
Or is it 5?
Could be 5.

 Li’l lost scooter

 What looks like a gift wrapped for Christmas is really an air conditioner wrapped for winter.

 Time for a new flag – whenever this one gets unstuck.

 These poor immigrants seem to be expecting.

 You must stop here, especially if you’re a mail carrier.
 When they get this big, it’s time to call TES Exterminating on 4th Street.

 Quickly

 Deck the roof rack.

 This local business seems to be doing well.

 Liquid concrete was pumped upstairs at 4th & Locust this past week.
(Shown above and below)

 Some guys were looking around at 14 Lancaster Avenue the other day.

 Blowin’ in the wind at the bridge plaza

O say, can you see…?

 The felling of trees at the former Colonial Metals Property, now CMX.

 And there were a lot of dumpsters lined up out there, too.

 Seen “flying” in the 600 block of Avenue H

 Emergency call?

 The water company is digging up the town square.

 Christmas wreaths on South 5th

 Mallards hiding out in Shawnee Run
 Patch job at Florence and Mill

 This appears to be a forgotten alleyway, but it runs at least from Florence Street to 9th Street.

 Vulture on the cross

 Leaf blowing in progress
 It wasn’t that long ago that this branch of the Union Community Bank moved out of Columbia.

 Last December, in fact

 Fortunately, we still have the Columbia Organ Works.

 Their pipes are on display.

 Road work on Bridge Street

 This conveyance was seen on the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Saturday.

 Is it street legal?

 Who knows, but the driver/rider was pedaling mightily.

 He wasn’t able to keep up with traffic, however.

 A line of seagulls was waiting up ahead.
 Looks like Santa is getting set up at the Columbia bridge plaza, as he does every year.

 This guy seemed to be in the holiday spirit as he waved to passing motorists.

 Manor Street Apartments

 Half & half

 Choose your ride:
Taxi: $20
Police: $1800

 Possible conditions

Office of the District Attorney of Lancaster County

More crosses of Columbia:
Salem United Church of Christ

 Saint Paul Evangelical Lutheran

Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran
Holy Trinity Church
 Saint Paul’s Baptist Church

Victory Church
The last four are at Saint James Lutheran Church: